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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Dorothy goes to the shore in "Beautiful Dorothy", what does the narrator wonder?
(a) If she is meeting someone.
(b) If she is lonely.
(c) If she is going swimming.
(d) If she is wasting time.

2. At the end of "Plans", what does the man say about planning?
(a) It is funny.
(b) It is a joy.
(c) It is difficult work.
(d) It is not for him.

3. In "Counterfeit Money", what does the man call his friend's stupidity?
(a) Evil.
(b) Pride.
(c) Foolishness.
(d) Trickery.

4. Where does the man walk in "Plans"?
(a) In a park.
(b) Through a small village.
(c) In a city.
(d) Over a bridge.

5. How does Baudelaire make the legend in "Windows"?
(a) From writing about the old woman.
(b) From taking frequent naps.
(c) From watching the old woman.
(d) From peering into his neighbors' windows.

6. How many boys meet to talk in "Vocations"?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

7. How does the one gentleman in "Portraits of Mistresses" say he feels about finding flaws with mistresses?
(a) Angry, because they are nice women.
(b) Entertained, because they are funny flaws.
(c) Confused, because he has not had a mistress.
(d) Jealous, because he wants to be able to.

8. Where do the men leave in the beginning of "Counterfeit Money"?
(a) A church.
(b) An inn.
(c) A tobacco shop.
(d) A town hall.

9. In "Portraits of Mistresses", how many men sit around talking?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

10. In "The Port", who is described as coming into the port?
(a) The old.
(b) The mysterious.
(c) The tired.
(d) The excited.

11. In "Loss of a Halo", what is described as being positive about not having a halo?
(a) Being able to partake in debauchery.
(b) Never having to live up to expectations.
(c) Carrying less weight.
(d) Not worrying about losing it.

12. What does the poet say lurks at night in "The Desire to Paint"?
(a) Women.
(b) Stars.
(c) The unknown.
(d) Predators.

13. In "A Thoroughbred", how does the thoroughbred learn her lessons?
(a) From no one.
(b) From the stars.
(c) From a man.
(d) From reality.

14. What season is it in "Vocations"?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

15. In "Solitude", what does the journalist ask the poet about sharing?
(a) If he feels the need to share joy.
(b) If he shares his money with the needy.
(c) If solitude protects him from sharing.
(d) If he can define the word.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Mademoiselle Bistouri", what does the woman have hanging on her walls?

2. In "Loss of a Halo", who is imagined to have picked up a halo?

3. In "Beautiful Dorothy", why is Dorothy saving money?

4. Why does the narrator of "The Mirror" question the man looking into a mirror?

5. In "Portraits of Mistresses", what does the one man say happens when someone decides to take a mistress?

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